Savvy Caregiver
The Savvy Caregiver program is a 6 week training program for caregivers who care for someone with Alzheimer’s or Related Dementias. The program is facilitated by 1 or 2 trained Practitioners. It is based on the notion that family members who become caregivers need to be trained to assume a new role – caregiving – for which they are unprepared and untrained. Throughout the program – and laced through the various program materials such as the Caregiver’s Manual – the central concept that is emphasized is the notion of strategy. Caregivers will be urged to learn, develop and modify their strategies so they can accomplish their role of caregiving- which includes the contented involvement of the person they care for. The program builds information and knowledge about the illness, developing skills to manage daily life, and fosters a different attitude towards caregiving. The program is geared to informal caregivers of those either living at home or planning to return home, and in a moderate stage of the illness.
Resources:
http://www.rosalynncarter.org/caregiver_intervention_database/dimentia/savvy_caregiver/
http://www.aoa.acl.gov/AoA_Programs/HPW/Alz_Grants/caregiver.aspx
http://alzheimers.emory.edu/patients-caregivers/caregiver-role/index.html